The city of Toronto lost one of its great hockey players with the passing of Ron Ellis.  He was 79 years old.

A member of Toronto’s last Stanley Cup Championship team in 1967, Ron Ellis played his entire career with the Maple Leafs (1963-1981) where he scored 640 Points.  Ellis was a four-time All-Star and led the NFL in Game-Winning Goals (7) in 1966-67.  The Right Wing was also known for his philanthropic efforts during and after his playing career.

We here at Notinhalloffame offer our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Ron Ellis.

Ron Ellis played 1,034 Games in the National Hockey League, all of which were in the blue and white of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ellis played in one game in the 1963-64 Season and was then a fixture at Right Wing for years to come.  Aiding the Maple Leafs in securing the 1967 Stanley Cup, Ellis had at least 42 Points each year from 1965-66 to 1974-75, with the last year seeing Ellis score a career-high 61 Points.  Ellis abruptly retired after that year, allegedly upset that he was passed over for the captaincy for Darryl Sittler.  That lasted two seasons before he returned for three more years, retiring after the 1980-81 Season with 640 career Points.

Ron Ellis spent his entire professional career with the Toronto Maple Leafs where as one of the teams young guns he helped the Buds win the 1967 Stanley Cup.  Prior to that, Ellis established himself as the runner-up to the Calder Trophy in the 1964-65 season and he was known in Toronto and throughout the NHL for his back-checking and excellent two way play and he could score when needed as shown by his nine 20 Goal seasons and 640 Points.  The Right Winger would also represent Canada in their iconic 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union.